Tigers 4, Royals 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WWJ/AP) - A single by Brennan Boesch brought home the winning run as the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3 on Friday night.
As heard on 97.1 The Ticket, the Tigers made it a dramatic win going into extra innings after ending the ninth inning in a 3-3 tie with the Royals.
Brennan Boesch hit a go-ahead RBI single in the 10th inning to give the Tigers the win.
Wilson Betemit led off the inning with a walk and pinch-runner Andy Dirks took second on a wild pitch by Aaron Crow (3-3) with one out.
Daniel Schlereth (1-1) worked two scoreless innings and Jose Valverde pitched the bottom of the 10th for his 31st straight save.
Austin Jackson and Boesch opened the game with back-to-back triples in the Tigers' two-run first inning. Alex Avila tacked on a solo homer in the fifth.
Johnny Giavotella made his debut for the Royals and hit an RBI single before scoring the tying run on Alcides Escobar's single in the seventh.
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